News Items tag as: Nanaimo news

Arrest warrant issued for man wanted for Kelowna assault
January 05, 2024 - 1:30 PM

A man wanted for assault and mischief in connection to a Kelowna crime is the subject of a provincewide warrant for his arrest.
BC Mounties always get their... alpaca?
November 10, 2023 - 7:00 PM

Cops get called for all sorts of adventures and that includes, apparently, herding livestock.
Canada Post’s first electric vehicles make debut in B.C.
March 11, 2023 - 11:30 AM
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Canada Post plans on electrifying 100% of its fleet by 2040, starting in Nanaimo.
Vancouver Island residents armed with garden tools detain break-in suspect
February 01, 2023 - 11:30 AM

A group of Nanaimo residents armed themselves with garden tools to corner a suspected burglar while they waited for police.
Large gathering of youth in Nanaimo ends with fines all around
December 22, 2020 - 4:42 PM

Several Nanaimo teenagers were fined for ignoring COVID-19 protocols this past weekend.
Days-old B.C. kitten discovered alone in the cold
May 03, 2020 - 2:00 PM

Diggory, the days-old kitten was recently rescued by the BC SPCA after being abandoned in Nanaimo.
iN VIDEO: B.C. teen impresses American Idol judges
March 02, 2020 - 10:19 AM

Nanaimo teen Lauren Spencer-Smith has longed to compete on a televised singing competition.
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THOMPSON: America is making a choice between democracy or authoritarian rule
OPINION America is awaiting a call from voters, the election results. It is a reprieve of sorts, much like a governor’s last minute call in an old movie sparing a condemned innocent prisoner from execution. The

Popular spots to enjoy ramen in Okanagan, Kamloops
Fall is here and the weather is turning colder so many are turning to comfort foods in the Okanagan and Kamloops. A warm, hearty soup is a definite go-to during the chilly seasons and one particular style, ramen, is becoming more and more p

Study says city policies drastically increase housing costs in Kamloops, Okanagan
A research paper explored how municipal government policies increase the cost of housing in B.C., and it showed that 40 per cent of a home’s cost in Kamloops and the Okanagan was due to the “zoning effect”. While at Simon

Kelowna trailer park residents face 'demoviction' from their affordable homes
Walking into Central Mobile Home Park in Kelowna you see well kept yards, towering evergreen trees, people walking their dogs and chatting with neighbours. The community of mostly seniors is slated to razed to make space for redevelopment but the

Arrest warrant issued for man wanted for Kelowna assault